I use Hidden Bar (https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden) for this. It works well enough despite not being updated in a while, though there is a bit of jank. Just tried out Ice and it seems to be a nice, lower jank replacement! - Source: Hacker News / 1 day ago

I switched to HiddenBar a few years ago when a Bartender licence ran out. It's open source, it's free, and it hasn't been taken over by a new owner who won't identify themselves. https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden. - Source: Hacker News / 4 days ago

The open-source Hidden Bar is my current solution to this problem, but I think I prefer this native fix. https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden

  brew install --cask hiddenbar

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There's Hidden Bar but I think it's a lot like Bartender. It has an arrow too if that's what you want. Source: about 1 year ago

Hidden is a great free and open-source alternative. Source: about 1 year ago

Charmstone (Paid) The quicker switcher launcher for macOS, same as Rcmd. Just another choice I guess. Source: over 1 year ago

Not exactly what you are describing: Charmstone. Source: over 1 year ago

Charmstone [1] is a different take from everything mentioned here (I'm the developer). The idea is to use your spatial memory to switch/launch apps faster than anything else that I've found, with a smaller learning curve and less memorization. You can use keyboard shortcuts with the arrow keys, modifier keys + cursor movement, or a trackpad gesture. [1] https://charmstone.app. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

Https://charmstone.app is somewhat like this OP. Source: over 1 year ago

I had a few people point out how this is similar to https://charmstone.app,. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago